Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-17
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Az Kent and Faibot Have Thoir
Meetings on the snrme Date, KenL
Is Excluded from tine Oircuts ana
Talbot Admitted.

t~nsi correepondencs Of Every Evening
ELKroS. March 16.--The meeting Of
delegates from various agricultural socie
ties, at the rooms OF the Cecil COUNTY
| Agricultural Association, In this town
| yesterday, was even better attended thar
was expected. The convention was fol
the purpose Of forming trottlng- circuit
DR.. O. M. Ellis, yioe-president OF the
Cecil association, called the convention tc
order. On motion, D. P. Barnard, Jr., Of
the Dover association, was appointed
chairman and Noble 7. Mitchell OF the
| Hartford association secretary. The fol
lowing delegates were In attendance
Dover, Del.--D. p. Barnard, Jr., Johr
B. Wharton, Edmund Bailey. Talbot
Md.--Col. f. O. Goldsborougb, Col
Robert 8. Hough, M. NJ. Higgins Har.
ford, Md.-S. Griffith Davis, J Pacf
Mitchell, Noble L. Mitchell. Kent, Md
Joseph H. Messenger, William B.
Stephens, William Penn Norris, Samuel
Vannort, William j, Vannort. Cecil
Md.-Adam r. Magraw, Morris Dunbar
Henry 8. Coudon, William II. May, DIR.
O. M. Ellis, Clinton Mccullough, Daniel
Bratton, John Gilpin. Oxford, Pal,
Fl. Duyckinck.
/ bbuhtOL Ollulbu ana
Charles M. ellis stated the object of the
calling of the convention. 1t was TO i'm.
prove the character Of the entries and
races at the different fairs and TO make Q
uniformity Of purses, for this purpose
DR.. Ellis at the close of his remarks moved
that committee he appointed, composed
Of one from each delegation and to be
named by them, for the purpose of devils.
| ing plan Of action. The committee
was named ss follows Cecil Society, vii.
liam Fl. May; Talbot Society, Dol Robert
Hough; Kent Society, William ]. Yaunort
Hartford Society, Noble L. Mitchell
Dover Society, John B. Wharton; Oxford
Society, Il. Il. Duyokinok.
The committee retired to Senator
McCullough's law office to consider the
subject which had been referred 10 them
After being absent for some time they re-
| turned and reported that, owing to the
fact that the Worten or Kent socit ty and
| Talbot association had selected the same
dates for their fall fair, they had been un
able to arrive at satisfactory conclusion
A Talbot delegate wanted to know some
thing about the nature of the Kent
county fair. How it was conducted an6
by whom. The answer was rather in
definite. But the reply was to the effect
that II was stock organization conducted
by farmers club. The presiding officer
stated that 1t would be impossible fol-
both Talbot and Kent to 90 into the cir
cult il they had their meetings on til,
aRme dates.
Mr.. Mitchell of Hartford moved tina
the convention decide the question o
which society should enter the circuit DIR
Ellis substituted this with motion tina
the delegates of the two associations re
tire and see if they could not satisfaoto
rily arrange the matter.
Mr.. Higgins of Talbot said while he die
not ask that Kent be excluded, he would
ask that Talbot be in the circuit. Thu
state fair would be held in Talbot thi
year. The state association had fixed til,
date.
Mr.. Vannort of Kent, said that the stat,
or Pimlico fair wasn't in this concern
that Kent was the oldest society on tn
Eastern Shore, and possibly in Ma ry land
and didn't propose to play second fidil
to Pimlico; Kent wanted to join the cir
cult, and would if she could.
Mr.. Higgins objected to the societies
being considered farmers association
alone. Talbot's represented industrial al
we'll as farmers interest.
DR.. Ellis withdrew his motion rs b.
saw from the discussion that it was i'm
possible to reconcile the interests of tn,
two associations.
Mr.. Mitchell's motion was taken mp. TIL
Kent and Talbot delegates retired. TIL
other associations were loath to shu
either of the associations out whose inter
ests confiicted. The decision was ii
favor of Talbot remaining by unani
nous vote. When the Talbot and Ken
delegates returned they were again aske,
II they had reconciled their differences
and it being found that this had not beer
done the decision was announced. Tn
Kent delegates were asked to remain il
the room during the rest of the meeting
They, however, declined with thanks
and withdrew.
Colonel Goldsborough, as president o
the Talbot association, thanked the othe
delegates for their action in the matter.
A telegram was received from Post
master Frank Brown of Baltimore, presi
dent of the Pimlico society, which read a
follows; We do not want to force GU
association upon your circuit but have n
objections to joining, IL all want u.s.
This was in answer to a communication
from Colonel Hough.
On motion of DR.. O. M. Ellis, Pimlic
was invited to Join the circuit.
The committee which had retired, agaiI
returned and reported as follows:
This circuit shall be known as til
Maryland and Delaware Circuit and shall
comprise the following associations, PIN
leo, Easton, Dover, Elkton and Bel Air
Each circuit shall give eight trotting an
two pacing races during their fairs Of tn
following Glasses and minimum purses
219 class, purse, $500; "a class, purse
$400; 2.29 class, purse, $500; 2.34 lass
purse, $500; 2.37 class, purse, 800; IA
class, purse, $500; $50 class, purse
$3.50; 800 class, purse, $3.50; and tn
following pacing races 2.24 class, $500
free for all S400.
Any member of the circuit can have th
privilege of adding special races. Tn
committee recommends board of stew
ards, one from each society, to prepar
the details of this arrangement. The re
port was unanimously adopted.
The secretaries of the various societie
were appointed committee of stewards
or governors.
On motion each circuit becomes o
continues its membership in the Nationa
} Trotting Association.
During the absence of the COMMITTEES
whose report is published above. th
members of the convention INDUCED
an informal discussion of various matter
relating to fairs.
William P. Norris of Kent count
, wanted to know something about anus,
! ments at the other fairs. The director
of the Kent county fair had been brougf
before the grand jury because the
allowed wheel of fortune on the grount
Mr.. Barnard stated that they could M
have anything Of that kind in Delawal
without getting into trouble, and the
had whipping post in that State.
! States Attorney Bratton, who was
delegate, when asked his opinion, sal
7 that he thought pool-selling was ALLOW
able in Maryland, but wheel of fortur
: was not.
The Cecil delegates said that they ha
! lost money in all amusements but hori
races, with the exception of tournameI
and an OK race.
At the Dover fair, Mr.. Barnard statet
they charged 81 for each stable. TIL
was done to prevent people who sci
? stock without expectation Of premium
order that the stock would be kept by Il
Z society during the fair.
q 1t was stated that the Mt, Holly fai
the most successful in this section of Il
It country, did not commence to NAL
: money until 1t stopped giving exhibito
1 tickets.
MILFORD.
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